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HR 758 101th Congress House

To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to conduct research on the development of advanced technology…

Official title: To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to conduct research on th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to conduct research on the development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices.

Introduced: May 10, 1989 See on congress.gov
Health Artificial limbsBiomedical engineeringBiomedical materialsDisabled
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Employment of the handicappedFederal aid to handicapped servicesMedical innovationsMedical researchMedical technologyProsthesisRehabilitation of the physically handicappedResearchVeterans' rehabilitation
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Feb 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 2, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation to conduct a research program to finance development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices by Federal, State, and local government agencies and qualified private organizations.

Requires such program to include research on: (1) the development of lower and upper limb devices; (2) useful applications of modern materials; and (3) new methods of utilizing body power.

Directs the Secretary of Education to prescribe regulations for such program within 90 days.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 for such research program. Requires that at least ten percent of such funds be used to make grants to providers of prosthetic and orthotic services who are approved under agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
FROST, MARTIN
· May 10, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 10, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 10, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 4, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 758: To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to conduct research on the development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-758/
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"H.R. 758: To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to conduct research on the development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-758/.
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H.R. 758, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-758/.
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